Geology and Minerals

Carachipampa

Carachipampa is a Pleistocene volcanic cone in Argentina. Part of a wider, regional volcanic field, it has produced lava flows consisting of andesite. It is surrounded by a lake and a salt flat, the former of which features an ecosystem formed by microbes.

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See also

• ▸Conasauga shale
• ▸Alfred Sommer
• ▸Cheltenham Badlands

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